Class of 1885
The class secretary's S.O.S. appeal for class news brought the following interesting item from Otis Hovey, namely: that he recently received notice from the College that on March 1, 1937, he was elected an honorary member of New Hampshire Alpha of Phi Beta Kappa; such action might be headed "Fifty-Two Years Afterwards," particularly in view of the fact that Otis Hovey's high scholarship throughout his college course, from his very first recitation, was of Phi Beta Kappa rank. This well-deserved, though much belated recognition of his scholastic record naturally brought him much satisfaction.
The Secretary's appeal also gave rise to the following fabricated "news flashes
Sam Wilcox has bidden adieu to Galveston, Texas, and has removed to New York City, where he will be under the special tutelage of Otis Hovey until he "learns the ropes" of that metropolis.
Harry Parker recently, flew to Los Angeles to accept "Life" Philbrick's invitation for a fishing trip in the Gulf of Lower California; whether there are any fish there or not, will make no difference to the success of the trip, for the size of the stories they will tell will be just the same.
Henry Austin and his wife and Deacon Hulbert will attend the World's Conference of Evangelical Churches to be held in London sometime during next month, and in connection with their visit, they will witness the coronation festivities of King George VI.
Morrill Goddard has promised to attend our 75th reunion and give it a special write-up in the New York Sunday American.
Our acting vice president, Frank Whipple, and Olin Sturges have jointly placed in the hands of the treasurer of the class the sum of $1000, to be presented as a wedding gift to the last surviving bachelor of the class on his marriage; this was very cleverly arranged to enable one or the other of them to obtain the gift.
John Brooks and his wife are still somewhere in the Far West on their automobile trip to the Coast. Like some of the aeroplane tourists, they had difficulty in crossing some of the high mountain passes in the "Great Divide."
Dr. Ed Allen is enjoying a South American trip with headquarters at Buenos Aires, where he will represent his life insurance company—the John Hancock Mutual of Boston—at a convention of the North and South American life insurance companies.
Dr. Warren Adams, whose "hobby" as will be recalled, is de luxe bookbinding, has generously offered the Secretary to bind all copies of the secretary's Golden Anniversary Class Report, if and when it is published.
Dick Currier and his wife are on a trip to Warm Springs, Ga., where Dick has been hobnobbing with President Roosevelt, during the latter's recent visit there, but the President couldn't make any impression on Dick's Vermont Republicanism.
Unless the Secretary has some real help on class news, further "fabricated newsflashes" may be expected next month—"Aword to the wise is sufficient."
Secretary, Kimball Bldg., 18 Tremont St., Boston
